unnatural death; violent death
to beat time; to mark time
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
viewing as a problem; problematizing
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
injured person; wounded person; casualty
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(necessary) personnel; required person
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
finger; hands and fingers; hands
supreme leader; ultimate leader
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)